Why Does The CP Hate Jobs?

Don't they understand that the only way we can hope to grow Minnesota's economy is to give more money to the rich and hope they give us a little of it back? Clearly, the problem with the state budget is "middle class entitlements" (Thank you David Strom).

Ignore the man behind the curtain:

Minnesota Republicans will have a hard time arguing that the temporary tax hike is unfair. In recent years, the share of the state budget paid by the wealthiest Minnesotans has shrunk dramatically, according to a City Pages analysis of state Department of Revenue figures. In 2002, the top 10 percent of taxpayers paid a lesser share of their income in state and local taxes than many middle- and upper-middle-class families. And the top 1 percent paid the lowest effective tax rate of all. Meanwhile, middle-income Minnesotans, those making $35,684 to $102,426 in 2002, are paying the highest percentages.